STATEMENT OF FAITH We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16 We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost. 2 Corinthians 13:14 We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal future return to this earth in power and glory to rule a thousand years. Matthew 16:16, I Corinthians 15:3,4 We believe in the blessed hope, which is the rapture of the Church at Christ’s coming. Titus 2:13 We believe the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Christ. I Peter 1:18,19 We believe in the regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation. John 3:3,5 The redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer. I Peter 2:2-4 We believe the baptism of the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it. Acts 2:39 We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life. Galatians 5:16 We believe in the resurrection of both the save and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting damnation. John 5:28, 29 We believe in baptism by immersion. Matthew 28:19 I have thoroughly read the Statement of Faith and I have indicated below my degree of support. _____ I fully support the Statement of Faith as written without mental reservations. _____ I support the Statement except for the areas listed and explained on a separate paper. The exceptions represent either disagreements or items for which I have not yet formed an opinion or conviction. COMMENTS: _______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of Applicant _________________________________________________________________ Date:_______________